Skate.



Patented Apr. I6, 190i. W. S. JUDD.

S K A T E.

(Applicltion Bled Nov` 6, 1899*) y (no model.)

Ohio, have invented a certain lnew anduseful UNITED STATES PATENTWALLACE S. JUDD, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE AVERY STAMPINGCOMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

SKATE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 672,376, dated April 16,1901. Application filed November 6, 1899. Serial No. 735.882. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom it may con/cern.-

Be it known that I, WALLACE S. JUDD, a citizen of theUnited States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of as holdingthe free end of the strap. The other strap (not shown) passes throughthe openings a in the rear part of the skate. These openings arepreferably slightly diagonal, the front end being bent downward, asshown, since the strap in passing over the instep of the footnecessarily extends forward.

This skate is absolutely stable in t-hat it provides two supports forthe foot, and thus there is no tendency to turn the childs ankle.Moreover, there being two runners it is not necessary for the skate tobe so sharp or to be made of such expensive steel to preventit "slippingonthe ice. Of course there is nothing to prevent the skate being madein. proper size for adults and used 1n place of the ordinary skate,though, as stated, it is primarily intended for childrens use.

Having described my invention, l claim-- 1. A sheet-metal skateconsisting of a top plate and integral runners depending from theextreme side edges of the top plate, there being slots at the angles ofthe top and runners, substantially as described.

2. A skate having a foot-plate adapted to extend substantially clearacross the sole of the shoe of the wearer thereof, and having runnersdepending from its side edges, and slots adapted to receive straps inthe angle between said foot-plate and said runners, substantially asdescribed.

3. A skate adapted to be formed from a piece of sheet metal, andconsisting of a footplate having runners depending from the side edgesthereof, said skate having slots near the toe thereof in the anglebetween. said runners and said foot-plate, and slots near the heelthereof, said heel-slots being inclined to adapt a strap passingtherethrough to conform to the wearers instep, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof l hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses. WALLACE S. JUDD.l

Improvement in Skates, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention is for a skate primarily intended for the use of childrenin sidewalkskating or other rough usage; and my object is to provide ina very simple and cheap form a double-runner skate, so that there willbe no difficulty in the childs standing up on it and no danger of theskate slipping or the wearers ankle turning.

To this end the invention consists of the skate having thecharacteristics hereinafter described, and definitely set out in theclaims.

The drawings clearly show my invention embodied in the form which seemsto me most desirable.

Figure 1 is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view, of theskate Without the fastening devices; an Fig. 3 is a vertical section online 3 3 of Eig. 2, showing a fasteningstrap.

The skate is made of a single piece of sheet metal, which is cut into ablank of proper form and then bent into shape.

A A represent the two runners. The footsupport Vconsists of theheel-plate B and the toe-plate B'. At the rear of the heel-plate are apair "of upturned wings b, which prelvent the skate shifting forward onthe foot. For a corresponding purpose the front end h2 of the toe-plateis bent up.

The skate may be fastened t-o the foot by any desirable fasteningdevice. That shown l believe to be the simplest'and cheapest. ltconsists simply of a strap with an ordinary buckle. The front strap C isshown in Fig. 3. It passesbeneath the plate B through the openings d,which are preferably made at the angle where the runner bends down fromthe top plate. An ordinary buckle c is shown Witnesses:

H. M. WISE, ALBERT H. BATES.

